Who should attend?

This session will be of interest to anyone responsible for giving feedback to students and/or for encouraging students to take a more active role in relation to feedback.

Course Description:

The feedback that a student receives on their work has been shown to be a key influence on their achievement.  It also can contribute significantly to student satisfaction.

The value of feedback for students depends on the frequency and quality of the feedback that is offered to them  However it is also essential that students take an active role in relation to feedback and are prepared to make the most of feedback that is offered.

The session looks briefly at what makes for quality in feedback and moves on to focus on what the teacher can do to help students to become more actively involved in the feedback process.  This includes giving guidance to students on how to receive and respond to feedback.

Learning Outcomes:

This session considers:

• What feedback can achieve for the student;

• How to be effective in giving feedback;

• How to be effective in receiving feedback;

• How to encourage students to be active in seeking, understanding and acting on feedback.

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Review their current approach to feedback, including the degree of student engagement with feedback;

• Make plans to adapt their practice in feedback in order to increase student engagement with, and benefit from feedback. 
  

Course Tutor:

Alan Mortiboys has extensive experience working in education and staff development, both in the UK and abroad. For the past 25 years he has worked in Educational Development in Higher Education. Most recently he was at Birmingham City University as Professor of Educational Development, leading the Postgraduate Certificate in Education programme for academic staff. He now works independently providing staff and educational development for professionals in education, healthcare and other public sectors. Alan is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His publications include How to be an Effective Teacher in Higher Education (Open University Press 2010) and Teaching with Emotional Intelligence (Routledge 2012).

Other courses by Alan Mortiboys:

Effective Classroom Management / Using Active Listening Skills to Enhance Learning / What the Best Teachers Do / Inspirational Teaching

UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF)

This workshop is particularly relevant to these dimensions of the framework:

• Areas of Activity: A2

• Core Knowledge: K2; K3

• Professional Values: V1; V2 

Find out more about the Framework here.

Pre-Requisites Please bring your own lunch or be prepared to buy lunch on campus.